Just Married
Just Married

Just Married

2003Movie95 minEnglish

Although Tom Leezak and Sarah McNerney come from different worlds, they are both unexpectedly swept off their feet after their first meeting. They quickly fall in love and plan to get married, despite opposition from Sarah's uptight, rich family. After their wedding, the happy couple sets off - with the highest of hopes and ideals about love and marriage - on what they expect will be the perfect honeymoon in Italy. Thanks to a relentless string of bad luck with one disaster after another, and an impromptu visit from Sarah's wealthy one-time ex-lover Peter Prentiss, the newlyweds experience the honeymoon from hell that tests the limits of their young love. Is it worth throwing away their love and marriage?

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IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes12%
Metacritic33/100
Google Users64%
Director: Shawn LevyGenres: Comedy, Romance

Plot Summary

Newlyweds Tom and Sarah embark on their honeymoon in Venice, Italy, hoping for a romantic escape. However, their trip quickly devolves into a series of disastrous events, from a broken-down car to a vengeful ex-boyfriend, testing the limits of their newfound marriage. They must navigate constant mishaps and comedic chaos to see if their love can survive their disastrous start.

Critical Reception

Just Married was met with largely negative reviews from critics, who found the film to be formulaic and lacking in originality. Audiences, however, responded more favorably, as evidenced by its commercial success at the box office. The chemistry between the leads was often cited as a redeeming quality, but it wasn't enough to overcome the predictable plot and weak humor for many.

What Reviewers Say

  • Predictable and uninspired romantic comedy formula.
  • Relies heavily on the leads' chemistry to carry a weak script.
  • Humor is often hit-or-miss, with many jokes falling flat.

Google audience: Google users generally found the movie to be an enjoyable, lighthearted romantic comedy, often praising the performances of Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy. While some acknowledged its predictability, many viewers appreciated the chemistry between the leads and the film's overall aim to entertain with comedic mishaps.

Fun Fact

The film was shot on location in Venice, Los Angeles, and Paris, with a significant portion of the romantic settings filmed in Venice, Italy, to capture its iconic atmosphere.

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Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

Great movie very funny. Everything seems to go wrong for them everywhere they go.